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Remembering W. Glenn Hurt: Gentleman, Surgeon, Mentor and Friend

Feb 26, 2021 01:35 PM

It is with great sadness that we recognize the passing of one of the fathers of modern urogynecology, Waverly Glenn Hurt.

Cheers to a New Year and Excitement for 2021

Dec 30, 2020 06:08 PM

For most of us, this past year has been like no other with challenges to both our home and work lives.

Looking Ahead – AUGS Strategies and Areas of Focus

Nov 20, 2020 10:00 AM

We certainly have a striking new reality from our PFD Week in Nashville, 2019 to the virtual PFD Week 2020 just past. I want to put a shout out to the PFD Week 2020 Program Committee where under the leadership of Peter Jeppson, we nimbly pivoted from an in-person meeting in Vancouver to an all virtual meeting. Although not perfect, no meeting is, there was high satisfaction overall and the science was stellar.

AUGS Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Call for Volunteers

Jul 07, 2020 03:00 PM

After my President’s Perspective on racial equity and diversity, AUGS received numerous letters expressing thoughts on our sub-specialty history, member concerns, and the health care disparities related both to our patients and research within our field. I was able to listen and talk with many members and this was a powerful experience for me personally and confirmed the need for all of us to make sure that AUGS is a welcoming society for all our members.

A Message to the AUGS Community on Racial Equity

Jun 09, 2020 03:41 PM

I am personally saddened and angered by the blatant inequalities, racism, and senseless loss of precious lives, most recently of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, that have captured the attention of our country and the world. From a place of privilege, as healthcare providers, we are reminded daily of the powerful social determinants of health and the striking disparities that follow skin color.

Call for Volunteers and Board Nominations

Jun 02, 2020 12:50 PM

We are making our annual Call for Volunteers and Board Nominations to move our Society forward. Now more than ever we need our members to engage and participate in AUGS. It is in large part because of the numerous committed volunteers over the years that AUGS and our specialty are where we are today.

Joint Statement on Re-introduction of Hospital and Office-based Procedures in the COVID-19 Climate for the Practicing Urogynecologist and Gynecologist

Apr 29, 2020 04:49 PM

Traditionally, surgical procedure prioritization depends on illness acuity and resource availability after shared decision making with patients. During an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic, decisions must take into consideration new influences on the safety of benign gynecologic procedures. Prioritization of patients must be fluid as the pandemic waxes and wanes and is likely different in the peaks than the troughs of infection incidence.

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Joint Statement on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020 04:57 PM

The surgical care of gynecologic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic presents numerous challenges regarding not only patient and community safety, but that of the physicians and operating room personnel. Guidance around minimally invasive gynecologic surgery is a rapidly evolving topic, and the information presented below is subject to change as new data become available.

Joint Statement on Elective Surgeries

Mar 17, 2020 09:35 AM

ACOG, AAGL, ASRM, AUGS, SFP, SGS, SMFM, and SGS join in providing the following recommendations for obstetrician-gynecologists regarding the American College of Surgeons’ statement on elective surgery and the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendation that hospitals suspend elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PFD Week 2020 Vancouver

Feb 20, 2020 01:16 PM

As many of you are preparing your abstracts for PFD Week 2020, I wanted to update everyone on a few changes to the annual meeting structure. In an effort to be responsive to attendee and member feedback on the annual meeting, the Board created a task force to take a closer look at how we could retain the meeting’s excellent reputation, while allowing for new ideas and concepts to ensure the meeting continues to be our flagship event each year.